Isacord or Glide Shades for Jeans Hem
 

Hi All,

I live where I have to order premium thread online. I have several pairs of dark wash jeans to hem, and even though this site is for quilting, I am hoping some of you have used Isacord or Glide threads for jeans, too. I only had some white Isacord to practice on, and it seems to work fine with a triple stretch stitch.

Do you have any suggestions on what shades of Isacord or Glide thread would match best with that orangey-gold thread used to topstitch and/or hem jeans?

Thanks so much for your help!

It can be hit or miss to match threads colors. The chart shows Bronze or Pumpkin Seed that might be a match in Glide.

Would this one work?

https://www.wawak.com/Thread/Thread-.../#sku=OTD58145

The other option is to match the jeans color so the hem doesn't show.

Rhonda K,

Thank for your suggestions! I had been sewing with a jeans thread from Singer. It came off the spool very fuzzy- great color, but I broke 3 needles on an old sample pair of jeans before I realized the problem was the thread! That’s why I grabbed the white Isacord that I had on hand and tried it, and it did great.

Remember to change the needles, too.

A jean-a--ma-jig -or similar gadget/device/tool - also helps.

I use a longer stitch - at least a 3 or 3.5 - when hemming jeans.

Also - if the jeans are tapered, releasing the the seams below the fold lines sometimes helps get a smoother, unpuckered, hem.

If working with extra heavy jeans, and the flat felled seam is like triple stitched, I will clip to the first fold line, and let that amount stick up above the stitching line. I usually trim it even with the fold line and put something like fray check on the raw edge.

Can’t help on your specific question, but if you often buy thread online, it may be worth buying a thread color chart for your favorite brands. Here is one for glide: https://quiltedjoy.com/product/machi...e-thread/glide. I bought one for Aurifil because my local shops had limited colors. It is not perfect, but much better than trying to choose by color name alone.

I agree about the thread charts. I have one for glide and others for embroidery thread. It is hard to tell true colors on line.